Grooming for your Fuzzy Butts!

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Nope! 

Cats lick themselves. Yuck!! That's gross! When cats lick themselves they are just spreading their saliva and the secretoglobin protein which is called Fel d 1. This is what most people are allergic to. When licking they also are spreading the oils that are secreted through their skin, dirt, litter and dandruff as well.

Yes, I groom cats with soap (proper cat de-greasing shampoo) and water! Properly grooming your cat will decrease hairballs, mats, dreadlocks, dandruff, fleas, litter stuck in the paws, long sharp claws, dirty coat, waxy ears and icky stuff stuck on their rear end and shedding!

 Cats need to be on a regular schedule of at least every eight weeks or less to remain on our schedule. We are not accepting clients who are not planning on being on a schedule. We also do not do once or twice a year shave downs. This is to help ensure the safety of everyone. Cats when stressed or scared will be quick to scratch or bite. Cat scratch fever is real and a really bad bite can put a groomer out of work. Not to mention, we do not want to injure a cat either.  When cats go months in-between grooming and get matted, they are more likely to be nicked from trying to get underneath the mats. This isn't fair to the cat, mats can be painful when they pull on the skin, which makes it harder at times to get the matting. We do not express cat's anal glands, that would require a vet appointment.

Dogs nails grow at a fast pace for the most part, they should be trimmed about every 4 weeks, unless you have a dog that pulls during walks which may file them down on concrete. The quick will continue to keep growing and as it isn't too much of a problem when a dog is young but as they age and you can't cut the nail back further, dogs typically end up walking on their nails and it can deform their feet, as well as being painful. Dogs also need regular ear cleaning and if they have ear hair then it needs to be taken care of as well. This helps keep infections in the ears to a minimum.

Some dogs also have issues with their anal glands. We can help with that too! Some dogs will express them on their own and if they do, then we do not need to do anything to help them. Some dogs will express some on their own but not all of it, those we can help expressing the rest of the way. Some dogs do not express at all, and those are the ones that need to be expressed on a regular basis to keep up with them so that they don't require a Vet visit. The anal glands are quite smelly and can be painful if they get impacted on your pet. We as groomers will express the anal glands external but some may need it to be done internally and we would have to refer you to your Vet if that is the case.

Getting your dog groomed  is not about making them look good, yes its a plus but they actually need it more for their overall health. Many dogs have been saved by a groomer or bather finding lumps or bumps and other things on their pet that a normal pet owner may not find for a long time. We have our hands all over your pet, especially with them wet and then while drying. Finding things have lead to a pet being able to be treated with success where as if it wasn't treated would of had a shorter life span for a pet.

Angela is also a dog trainer and was before going to school for pet grooming. She specialized in hard to groom pets, whether it is nervous from not being socialized earlier enough or had a bad experience some where else. But since these dogs tend to be fear biters they are going to need to maintain a schedule per Angela recommendations, so that she can build trust with your dog. Dogs need stability of knowing who their groomer is and being comfortable during the process.